On 26 March, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federation of St Kitts and 
Nevis issued a Notice to Authorised Persons, Developers, International 
Marketing Agents, and other investor immigration industry stakeholders, 
announcing the implementation of a new process for the submission of 
applications to its Citizenship by Investment Unit (CIU). Effective 
immediately, the St Kitts and Nevis CIU will accept the submission of certain 
documents uploaded electronically to its online system, the Citizenship 
Application Management System (CAMS). 

The announcement comes as the effects of the deadly COVID-19 virus continue to 
be felt across the world, with other Caribbean citizenship by investment (CBI) 
units taking similar measures to close their physical offices in efforts to 
stem the spread of the virus. The temporary application submission process 
implemented in St Kitts and Nevis attempts to ensure that applications continue 
to be received and processed efficiently, despite the current climate. 

Mr Les Khan, CEO of the CIU, commented: "it is important to highlight that the 
temporary measures will not compromise the stringent due diligence procedures 
that applicants to the St Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Programme 
must undergo." In the 2019 edition of the prestigious CBI Index, published by 
the Financial Times' PWM magazine, St Kitts and Nevis received the maximum 
score for its performance of due diligence. St Kitts and Nevis' commitment to 
the high-level vetting of applicants remains as strong now as it was in 2019, 
and as such, the electronic documents submitted via CAMS will be provided to 
the CIU's external due diligence companies as per normal procedures. 

St Kitts and Nevis was the first citizenship by investment country to utilise a 
digital system through which to upload documents forming part of an application 
for citizenship by investment, having implemented CAMS in 2015. This is one of 
the ways in which St Kitts and Nevis has cemented its status as a thought 
leader in the citizenship by investment industry, proudly holding a reputation 
as the 'Platinum Standard' of CBI.

Established in 1984, the St Kitts and Nevis Citizenship by Investment Programme 
is the oldest in the world and one of the industry's most successful. Offering 
an excellent solution for large families and with an optional Accelerated 
Application Process (AAP) feature, St Kitts and Nevis offers a second 
citizenship solution to highly-scrutinised, reputable individuals.

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